Festivals

Perpetual Groove will celebrate Amberland XI Music and Arts Festival, their annual Memorial Day weekend festival, on May 25th - 27th, 2012. The three-day event returns to Cherokee Farms in LaFayette, GA. Festival hosts Perpetual Groove headline the weekend with additional performances from some of their favorite artists including Moon Taxi, The Heavy Pets, Consider the Source, and Under the Porch.

If Memorial Day Weekend represents the unofficial start to summer, then this summer will be kicking off in California in a BIG way as I LOVE THIS CITY—a new electronic music festival event produced by Live Nation Entertainment—will make its debut as a two-day festival in both San Francisco and San Diego.

Bear Creek is excited to announce the 2012 Bear Creek Music and Art Festival Poster Contest. Artists of any kind are invited to participate in this competition with the winner receiving $1000 cash plus 2 VIP passes ($800 value) to Bear Creek 2012.

Backbeat Foundation began its Backbeat Jazzfest Series in 2006, crossing our fingers and hoping that the music lovers who annually descend upon our city would not let Hurricane Katrina silence the music, passion and kinetic energy of the night. The fans did not disappoint and now 7 years later we continue to celebrate the MUSIC.

The Ragbirds are heading to Austin, TX to their first showcase performance at SXSW. A band to watch in 2012, The Ragbirds just released their fourth studio release, Travelin' Machine, now available for review.

Drexel University's MAD Dragon Records (MDR) and Motion City Soundtrack's recently launched record label, The Boombox Generation, are pleased to announce the official Making Moveskick-off showcase at the annual South by Southwest Music Conference in Austin, Texas.

The 16th Annual Suwannee Springfest is kicks off in less than one month and today, promoters have released the daily stage and performance schedule. With more than 30 artists performing on 6 stages, the weekend promises nearly round-the-clock music from some of the finest string players around.

Wicked Cool Productions announces Rock N Roll Resort v2: A Psybient Soireeon March 30 - April 1, 2012, an exclusive 4-day, 3-night, 24-hour multi-media experience at the historical Kutsher's Country Club in New York's gorgeous Catskill Mountains. Rock N Roll Resort v2: A Psybient Soiree is a unique event created by fans for fans, and aims to a sonic, visual and intellectual voyage promising to be a full resort takeover and immersion into the world of "psytrance" and "psychill" with live performances and DJ sets.